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There also seems to be a deep American belief that there are exactly two sides to an issue. And if you find one of them wrong then the other is right automatica
by maxxxxx 7y ago
There also seems to be a deep American belief that there are exactly two sides to an issue. And if you find one of them wrong then the other is right automatically.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoYup, and in debates they even prop them up as a pair of talking heads, giving them the veneer of equal weight, no matter the merits or general agreement.
- maxxxxx 7y agoAnd very often both sides are equally wrong. And two times wrong doesn't make anything right.
- SketchySeaBeast 7y agoBut it does make an easily televised fight.
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- JoeAltmaier 7y agoThat's the so-called Aristotlean viewpoint, which has been common in Western thought for thousands of years. Brought to a peak in British and American politics.